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self-assessment test, 266

Testing System), 300–302

student learning levels, 50–55

IESOL (International ESOL) exam, 307

teachers’ common concerns, 20, 23

ILEC (International Legal English Certifi cate,

training courses, 36

Cambridge), 307

graph, 120

imaginary situation, 251

group work

imperative sentence, 158

benefi ts of, 26–27

improvisation, 95

discussion structure, 194

income, teacher

furniture layout, 128–129

career ladder, 16

lack of student participation, 134

described, 44–45

monolingual classes, 321

one-to-one lessons, 277–278

Practice phase of lesson, 62, 87–88, 93

qualifi ed teachers, 35

Production phase of lesson, 97

teachers’ common fears, 17

pronunciation tasks, 172

work abroad, 12

guided tour, 196

indefi nite article, 219

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indirect object, 217

job.
See also
abroad, working

individual drilling, 172–173

advertisements, 10

inductive learning, 288

basic required skills, 11

infi nitive, 53, 213, 240

break from, 15–16

informal letter, 163

business English, 280–282

informative speaking, 91–92

career ladder, 16

in-house training, 43–44

gap years, 15–16

inseparable phrasal verb, 252–253

home country versus countries

instructions

abroad, 10–12

listening activities, 206

preparations, 13–15

monolingual classes, 321

search for, 45–46, 343

Production phase of lesson, 65

seasonal work, 12–13

speaking activities, 96

teachers’ common fears, 17

teacher-created materials, 123

unqualifi ed teachers, 33

intensifi er, 224

work permit, 34–35

intensive course, 38, 279

journal, 344

intention, expressing, 245–246

interaction pattern, 60, 65

intermediate level student, 52–53

• K •

International Association of Teachers of

Key English Test (KET), 304

English as a Foreign Language

Kim’s game, 297

(IATEFL), 345

kinaesthetic learning, 69, 285, 339

International Certifi cate in Financial English

Korean student, 330

(ICFE), 307

international English, 295–296

International English Language Testing

• L •

System (IELTS), 300–302

International House (language school), 46

labelling activity, 206

International Legal English Certifi cate

language knowledge, 19, 314–315

(Cambridge ILEC), 307

language lesson.
See also
specifi c skills

International Spoken ESOL (ISESOL)

aims and objectives, 49, 58–59

exam, 306

checklist, 65

interview, 42, 94–95, 267

feedback sessions, 108

intonation, 143, 180–182, 201

general teaching methods, 23–27

intransitive verb, 252–253

grading process, 56–58

irregular verb, 214, 215, 232

length of, 26, 59–60, 126

ISESOL (International Spoken ESOL)

one-to-one lessons, 279–280

exam, 306

phases of, 61–64

Italian student, 329–330

reading case study, 152–155

Italy, work in, 356–357

relevant information, 55–56

i-to-i course, 37

student involvement, 64–66

student learning levels, 50–55

• J •

students’ expectations, 28–29

teacher resources, 115–116, 344

teachers’ common concerns, 21

Japan, work in, 357

templates, 349–354

Japanese student, 331

training courses, 37

jazz chant, 259, 340

Language Link (website), 46

JETSET Certifi cates in English Language

Latin-based language, 168

Skills, 306

Index

369

LCCI (London Chamber of Commerce and

map, 206, 323–324, 345

Industry), 305, 306

marker, 72

learner profi le project, 39

marking criteria, 112

learning level, student

Mastermind game, 99–100

basic writing skills, 158

matching exercise, 90, 270, 311

described, 50–55

materials, classroom.
See
specifi c materials

one-to-one lessons, 275–276

materials project, 39

paragraph writing, 160

memorabilia, 346

placement tests, 267–268

memory, 297, 324, 340

reading skills, 119–120

metaphor, 55

sentence structure, 159

miming, 65, 94

learning style, 69–70, 285

mind mapping, 302

lecture, 64–66

mingling, 99

lesson.
See
language lesson

minimal pair, 177

letter writing, 57–58, 162–163

mixed-ability class, 119–120

lighting, 127

modal verb, 53, 54, 247–251

linking word, 159–160

monitoring students

listening

discussions, 194

activity selection, 196–201

one-to-one lessons, 280

children’s games, 289, 290

phases of lesson, 66

classroom management, 131

writing tasks, 166

details in text, 205–207

monolingual class, 317–321

discussion activities, 194

monologue, 206

exam techniques, 312

moral dilemma, 259–260

follow-up activities, 207–208

motivation, student

lesson structure, 195–196

listening tasks, 201–203

lesson template, 351

monolingual classes, 320

main idea of text, 204–205

multi-lingual classes, 322

placement tests, 267

strategies to improve, 335–340

pre-listening activity, 201, 202–203

tests, 269

pronunciation, 172

young learners, 285

repetition, 204–207

multi-lingual class, 322–327

sample activities, 206

multiple choice question, 75

self-assessment test, 267

multiple matching activity, 147

students’ motivation, 201–203

music

university entrance exams, 301, 303

listening activities, 206

listing items, 225–226

monolingual classes, 321

London Chamber of Commerce and Industry

sentence structure, 258–259

(LCCI), 305, 306

student motivation, 340

L1 interference, 317, 319

young learners, 292–294

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary

English,
343

• N •

• M •

name, of students, 321

negative form

Macmillan Business English (resource), 282

practice activities, 89

Macmillan English Dictionary for Advanced

presentation of concept, 82

Learners,
343

verb tenses, 230, 233, 235, 237, 238

managing students.
See
classroom

neutral form, 89

management

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newspaper

pair work test, 271

children’s activities, 291

paragraph, 144, 159–165

job ads, 45

parentheses/brackets, 142

one-to-one lessons, 280

participation, lack of, 134

posh language, 81

parts of speech, 51–55, 291, 315.
See also

pre-reading tasks, 145

specifi c parts of speech

reading texts, 151

passive verb, 54

student learning levels, 55

past continuous tense

usefulness, 346

described, 232–233

nodding, 105

presentation of concept, 71–72

noise, 127

past participle, 214, 235, 236

nonverbal communication, 104–105, 197

past perfect continuous tense, 238–239

note-taking, 302

past perfect simple tense, 236–238

notice, written, 168

past perfect tense, 53, 54

noun, 211, 220–222, 270–271

past simple tense

number game, 290, 324

described, 213, 231–232

nursery rhyme, 292–294

presentation of concept, 71

PBE (Practical Business English) exam, 306

• O •

peer correction, 107–108

pen, 109, 272, 310

perfect tense, 228.
See also
specifi c tenses

object, of verbs

permission, 250

basic sentence structure, 216–217

personal memorabilia, 346

modal verbs, 248–249

PET (Preliminary English Test), 304

monolingual errors, 318

PGCE (Postgraduate Certifi cate in

phrasal verbs, 252–253

Education), 40

object pronoun, 217

phoneme, 140, 173–177, 318

objective, of lesson, 58–59, 279

phonology, 140, 173–177

obligation, 250–251

photo, 70

observation skill, 297

phrasal verb, 251–255

observing lessons, 353

physical response question, 75

offering items, 250

place name, 181

one-to-one lesson, 275–280

placement test, 267–268

online learning, 13, 40–41

planning

online research, 336–337

classroom management, 126

online teacher resource, 343–344

exam courses, 313–314

open pairs exercise, 87–88

one-to-one lessons, 279–280

open question, 66, 75

teacher resources, 344

opinion, expressing, 190–191

writing tasks, 166

optimism, 314

young learners, 285, 294

oral presentation, 96, 271

podcast, 198–201

ordering information, 206

poetry, 56, 168

Oxford Advanced Learners’ Dictionary,
343

Poland, work in, 358

Oxford University Press, 282, 348

posh language, 80–81

positive form, 82, 89, 230

• P •

poster, 348

Postgraduate Certifi cate in Education

pair activity

(PGCE), 40

lack of student participation, 134

Practical Business English (PBE) exam, 306

monolingual classes, 321

Practical English Usage
(Swan), 342

multi-lingual classes, 325

Practice phase, of lesson

Practice phase of lesson, 87–88

described, 59–60, 62–64, 85

Production phase of lesson, 97

length of, 87

Index

371

lesson template, 349–350

Production phase, of lesson

sample activities, 87–93, 98–100

described, 59–60, 93

practice teaching, 39

lesson template, 349–350

practicing language

sample activities, 63–64

benefi ts of, 64, 86–87

professional development, 43–44, 345

speaking exams, 311

professionalism, 29, 132

verb tenses, 239

profi ciency.
See
English language profi ciency

praising students, 112–113

progress, student, 113–114, 269

prediction

project, 168, 273, 337

listening activities, 202–203, 207

promise, making a, 241, 250

reading strategies, 147

prompting students, 105, 106

verb tenses, 241

pronoun, 211–217, 228–229

prefi x, 54, 315

pronunciation

pre-intermediate level student, 52

alphabet, 140–141

prejudice, 134, 326

children’s songs, 293

Preliminary English Test (PET), 304

correction techniques, 108

preposition

defi ned, 76

achievement tests, 270

emphasising words and syllables, 177–179

exam courses, 315

fl uency, 179–180

sentence structure, 217–218

grammar presentation, 82

pre-reading task, 145, 149

intonation, 180–182

present continuous tense

listening activities, 199

described, 231

monolingual classes, 318, 329–330

practice activities, 88–89

multi-lingual classes, 330–331

presentation of concept, 71–72

phonology, 140, 173–177

present participle, 213

reading texts, 140–141

present perfect continuous tense, 235–236

reference books, 342

present perfect tense

repetition, 171–173

described, 233–234

sample activities, 181

presentation of concept, 72

spelling rules, 141

student learning levels, 52, 53

verb tenses, 244

present simple tense

whole words, 141

described, 214, 229–230

prop, 121

presentation of concept, 71

public language school, 34, 45

presentation, by student, 96, 271

publisher, book, 117

Presentation phase, of lesson

pun, 143

answers, eliciting, 67–69

punctuation, 54, 142–143

concept checks, 74–76

puzzle, 290

described, 59–63

grammar instruction, 82–83

lesson template, 349–350

• Q •

visual aids, 69–74

quantifying adjective, 222

vocabulary introduction, 76–82

question

pre-teaching, 119

form, 230, 233, 234, 235, 240

pre-writing task, 161–165, 169

games, 94–95

private language school, 34, 45

intonation, 180, 182

probability, 249

listening activities, 206

problem page, 151, 297